Durban - A 94-year-old woman was attacked on her farm on
Monday by two men who stormed into her home, beating her with the butt of a
pistol before quipping that there was nothing of value to steal.

Maggs Visser, who has lived on her farm in Upper Tongaat for
decades, was injured in the attack, but declined to be taken to hospital.

Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) posted that their guards
had been dispatched early on Monday to Visser’s home, which is in the middle of
a sugarcane plantation.

“Upon arrival, officers found a visibly shaken elderly woman
who stated that two men held up her domestic worker and her private security
guard as they were about to enter the property and forced them into the home.”

“One suspect was armed with a revolver while his accomplice
was in possession of an Okapi knife. The suspects began assaulting the elderly
victim with the butt of the firearm, demanding cash and jewellery before
ransacking the entire house in search of valuables,” Rusa posted.

“The victim further stated that when the suspects did not
find anything of value they made a call from their cellphone to an unknown
person and informed them that there were no valuables in the house before
cutting the call. They then stole a duffel bag and keys to the property before
fleeing on foot.

“The victim sustained cuts and bruises from the assault and
was treated on scene by paramedics however she declined further medical
attention,” Rusa said.

'Disgusting'

Farmer Steven Walder said that an attack on a frail and
elderly woman was “disgusting”.

“I am very disappointed in the fact that this happened in
our district and I have known her my whole life. Her late husband was a farm
manager before the land was sold to the land claim. This is a very tight knit
community and if something happens here it hits home a lot harder. It is like
this happened to a family member. I have had three of these incidents that have
affected me directly and it makes me really angry,” he said.

KZN Agricultural Union spokesperson Koos Marais said that an
increase in farm attacks in the district was a cause for concern.

“There have been five incidents in the area alone this year.
We call on farmers and landowners to take extra precautions as it is abundantly
clear that these criminals will not stop at anything. If something is amiss at
home, call for assistance. We repeat our calls to the police to increase
visible patrols in these areas,” he said.

Three weeks ago a farmer from the same district, Ian
Johnson, was killed in an ambush attack on his brother’s sugarcane farm at
Nyoni.

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